Circle of Peace

Yoga of Action – Yoga of Devotion – Yoga in Motion 🙂

27.12.2017 – 1.1.2018

As nature moves from the depths of winter towards the light, let us gather on New Years to celebrate the light within ourselves and gather in a circle of peace to joyfully celebrate community through divine play! This retreat will take place at Maitri Yoga Chiemsee, a beautiful Yoga space created by Sophia and Winni Ruhs at the Chiemsee in Southern Germany. We will spread our wings with AcroYoga, enjoy Prana Flow inspired Yoga, stir the soul with Bhakti-filled (the spirit of devotion) Mantra Singing, share the love with Thai massage and center ourselves with meditation. Enjoy 5 days of deep learning, love and fun where you are empowered to live your individuality, reach for your highest potential, meet others without fear, and play! Let us create a real bhakti winter heaven! As we connect with others and within we will co-create a world of positivity that is a fertile ground for planting seeds of peace and harmony for the New Year. We invite both experienced yogis and absolute beginners to join us. Classes will be taught in English (Thai massage with Zoltan) and German (AcroYoga, Yoga and more with Sophia & Winni). Translation upon request. In the spirit of devotion, we will be donating 10% of the proceeds of this event to Amma’s (www.amma.org) charitable organizations.

Sophia and Winfried Ruhs are passionate yogis and bodyworkers, who are able to transmit their joy and knowledge to students in a deep yet playful way. They both teach Yoga and Thai massage and are certified Level 2 AcroYoga® teachers. They live with their daughter Sundari at the Chiemsee in Germany. www.flying-yogis.com

For Zoltan Gyoryovics (Sunshine Network Teacher) Thai massage is a spiritual practice that he enjoys sharing from the heart. Zoltan’s warmth and wealth of knowledge enable him to transmit this ancient healing art in an easily accessible way.

ENERGY EXCHANGE & REGISTRATION

Course Fee (Payment after November 15th, 2016): 450€

The course fee does NOT include food & accomodation. We recommend you to register for food also, so you can have a smooth group experience during the whole time. We also reserved in advance some affordable holiday appartments for you, where you can have shared rooms with other participants. info@maitri-yoga-chiemsee.de or Tel. +49(0)1794325545.

Arrival: Please plan to arrive on Tuesday, 27. December 2017, between noon and 5 p.m.

There will be afternoon tea from 3 to 4 p.m., however we will officially begin the retreat with an

opening ceremony after dinner which will be at 6 p.m.

Departure: The Circle of Peace ends on Sunday, 1. January 2018. Please do not plan to leave before 3 pm.

Pack list:

● if possible towels for the sauna

● Comfortable clothing for Yoga, AcroYoga and Thai massage

● Outdoor clothing and good and warm shoes for walks

● a notebook, journal and something to write with

● Music instruments if you like

● a drinking bottle

● A personal object for our altar (something that is special to you… you get to take it back

home with you at the end of our time together!)

● something you enjoy wearing and feel beautiful in for our New Years celebration

Preliminary Schedule (subject to change)

7 – 7:30 Meditation (optional)

7:45 -­ 9:30 Yoga

9:30 ­- 11 breakfast

11 ­- 13:30 morning session

13:30 ­- 16 lunch and free time

16 ­- 18:30 afternoon session

18:30 -­ 20 dinner

20 -­ 21:30 Evening session (optional)

Language

The Retreat will be taught in a mixture of English and German. We will do our best to provide

as much translation as possible for those who are not bilingual.

Food

The meals will be in the PURA Restaurant (300m from the studio). The cooks will prepare 3 delicious, ayurvedic­inspired, vegetarian and organic meals a day.

They try to serve regional and seasonal organic products as much as possible. If you have

special wishes or allergies, please let us know so that we can inform the cooks.